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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.07.2009 (43) Date of publication: 08.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/36 (21) Application number: 08844052.4 (22) Date of filing: 31.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 5/02(2006.01) H04L 27/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/082155 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/059250 (07.05.2009 Gazette 2009/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 31.10.2007 US 933213 (71) Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US)

(72) Inventors: LING, Fuyun San Diego California 92121-1714 (US) GUPTA, Alok Kumar SanDiego California 92121-1714 (US) KRISHNAMOORTHI, Raghuraman San Diego California 92121-1714 (US) CHARI, Murali Ramaswamy San Diego California 92121-1714 (US) VIJAYAN, Rajiv San Diego California 92121-1714 (US) VRCELJ, Bojan San Diego California 92121-1714 (US) (74) Representative: Heselberger, Johannes  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle-Pagenberg-Dost-Altenburg-Geissler Galileiplatz 1 81679 München 81679 München (DE)